Monday, April 16, 2007

Friday night we had another great PinotNoir from La Vie Vineyards. I have reviewed the 2004 Rasta Rita PinotNoir earlier. You can read more about it here.

The 2003 Black Mountain Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir has a dark ruby red/purple color in the glass. The black cherry on the nose overpowers everything else but a hint of sea sand. The black cherry gives room for some ripe black berry on the palate, although the black cherry is still the most prominent taste. A hint of oak, and good acidity that mingles with round tannins. This is a beautiful, lush, PinotNoir with good back bone and long finish. La Vie Vineyards "Rasta Rita" (referred to above) is a little bit more of a powerhouse Pinot, but this is not to far behind. A beautiful PinotNoir!

Hard to get a hold of, I found this bottle for $36.99 at a small grocery store in LosOlivos, Santa Ynez Valley. I have done some research at Internet and I can not find any store or web site that carries it, and the winery is also out. If you come across it, grab it!

About Me

I am a Swede with 3 obsessions in life, besides my husband, and our dogs Odin and TJ. Those are wine, cheese and chocolate (food in general is of course a given). My obsession for chocolate has always been there but my obsession for wine and cheese started 6 years ago when I moved from Sweden to California. Santa Barbara was my destination and after several trips to the nearby vineyards in Santa Ynez Valley I got very interested and excited about the wines, and the cheeses, that seemed to be made for them, and down that road it is...